Long-tailed Duck

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Barnegat Light in January. The beautiful soft afternoon light and calm water made this one for me.



1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/640s, f/8, EC +0.67, ISO 400

[Markus Jais]

Great shot. I like the composition here. The diagonal line of the tail is great.

Markus

[denise ippolito]

Axel, I like the curved up tail and the sweet water colors. Nice pose and details.

[Stu Bowie]

Well placed in the frame Axel, and I like the stately pose. Lovely soft light, well exposed, and just love those pastel colours in the BG. I also like the hint of the wave infront of him.

[Nick Palmieri]

Was shooting there with Roman a few weeks ago. The rough water made it pretty tough to maintain focus on these bobbing birds. Real nice image, love the tails and love the soft light and texture of the water.

[arash_hazeghi]

Like the water here. pose is nice too, I would sharpen the head more as tail looks a bit sharper than head on my screen. TFS Nice exp. with whites

[Bonnie Block]

Beautiful, Axel. Love the pose and colors. Maybe just a tad sharper.

[Fabs Forns]

Love the light and the calm water, EXP right on as usual. Not crazy about the in between head position.

[Dave Leroy]

Really like the water and colours.
I also like how the bird is swimming in toward you. It adds to the pose.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose with the head turn and eye contact and the tail up.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet, sweet, sweet. You spent a lot of time there this winter with some great results. It looks as if the bird is calling. A bit more contrast would work for me.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel, just cant have enough of this bird. The tail angle is making this one superb. Exposure perfect as usual. Thx for sharing.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sweet, sweet, sweet. You spent a lot of time there this winter with some great results. It looks as if the bird is calling. A bit more contrast would work for me.

Thanks, Artie! It's been a great winter for sea ducks at Barnegat Light and I tried to make most of it.

[Doug Brown]

Like the calm water and the upright tail feathers. Sharpness and exposure are up to your usual standards of excellence. I agree with Fabs about the in-between head position.